Aluminé (town)

Aluminé
City & Municipality
Aluminé
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 39°13′S 70°57′W / 39.217°S 70.950°W / -39.217; -70.950Coordinates: 39°13′S 70°57′W / 39.217°S 70.950°W / -39.217; -70.950
Country  Argentina
Province  Neuquén
Department Aluminé Department
Founded October 20, 1915
Government
  Mayor Damián Romero
Elevation 985 m (3,232 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total 3,720
CPA Base B 8345
Area code(s) +54 02942
Climate Csb
Website www.alumine.gov.ar
Street corner in Aluminé with painted place name in 2015.

Aluminé is a second class municipality and the capital city of Aluminé Department located in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

History

Aluminé was established in 1915, due to the departmental reorganization of the Neuquén Territory, today the Neuquén Province.

Geography

Located in the left shore of the Aluminé River, surrounded by mountains, is the entry to the "Distrito del pehuén" (Pehuen district) to the Mapuche community and the ten lakes: Quillén, Hui Hui, Rucachoroy, Pulmarí, Nonpehuén, Pilhue, Ñorquinco, Polcahue, Moquehue and Aluminé.

Climate

Climate data for Aluminé, Neuquen (1993–2004)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8)
25.3
(77.5)
22.4
(72.3)
16.8
(62.2)
12.7
(54.9)
8.0
(46.4)
8.2
(46.8)
10.6
(51.1)
13.5
(56.3)
17.4
(63.3)
20.0
(68)
23.7
(74.7)
17.0
(62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
15.4
(59.7)
13.1
(55.6)
8.9
(48)
6.3
(43.3)
3.4
(38.1)
3.1
(37.6)
4.6
(40.3)
6.6
(43.9)
9.7
(49.5)
12.1
(53.8)
14.8
(58.6)
9.6
(49.3)
Average low °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
5.6
(42.1)
3.9
(39)
1.0
(33.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
−1.2
(29.8)
−2.1
(28.2)
−1.4
(29.5)
−0.2
(31.6)
1.9
(35.4)
4.1
(39.4)
6.2
(43.2)
2.1
(35.8)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23)
−7.5
(18.5)
−13.0
(8.6)
−12.5
(9.5)
−12.0
(10.4)
−15.0
(5)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−17.0
(1.4)
−11.0
(12.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−9.0
(15.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
−18.0
(−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.0
(0.709)
11.2
(0.441)
27.3
(1.075)
60.4
(2.378)
80.7
(3.177)
216.8
(8.535)
140.3
(5.524)
115.0
(4.528)
66.2
(2.606)
56.0
(2.205)
38.0
(1.496)
26.1
(1.028)
856.0
(33.701)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1]


References

Aluminé, Spanish Wikipedia

  1. "Valles neuquinos: Regiones naturales" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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